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Most trusts taking hospital hygiene seriously, survey shows
Govt welcomes ‘very satisfying’ efforts on infection control

NHS trusts are working harder to improve their infection control standards after a sustained focus from the government, a survey has suggested. A poll from the Healthcare Commission shows that 82 per cent of NHS staff think their trust is doing enough to promote the importance of hand washing to employees, up from 70 per… Read more »

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The deep cleaning programme aimed at eliminating super bugs from hospital
NHS hospitals set to miss hospital deep clean deadline

NHS hospitals are likely to miss targets to complete deep cleaning operations by the end of March. Prime minister Gordon Brown previously announced a £60 million programme to improve hygiene at public health centres in order to remove the threat of super bugs such as MRSA. Currently, ministers expect 93 per cent of hospitals to… Read more »